Wireless coverage indicators

Indicators in the upper-right
corner of the Home screen display the wireless coverage level for the area in
which you are using your
BlackBerry smartphone. For more
information about wireless coverage areas, contact your wireless service
provider.

Indicator

Description

Provides information about the strength of the wireless
signal. Three or more bars indicate
a strong signal. A reduced signal display might indicate increased power output
from your smartphone as it attempts to connect to a weak signal.

3G, 4G, H+, EDGE, GPRS, NXTL, MIKE, or NTWK

You are connected to a mobile network and you can access
features such as email messaging and Internet browsing. If you do not see one
of the indicators,
you might be in an area of reduced wireless coverage where some features are
not available (you might only be able to make a phone call or send and receive
text messages).

You can
call only
emergency numbers.

You are in an area of no wireless coverage.

The connection to the mobile network is turned off.

You are connected to a
Wi-Fi network and you can
access
BlackBerry services such as email messaging and
Internet browsing over the
Wi-Fi connection.

Your
Wi-Fi connection is turned on, but you are not
connected to a
Wi-Fi network, or you are connected to a
Wi-Fi network, but you cannot access
BlackBerry services such as email messaging and
Internet browsing over the
Wi-Fi connection.

Your Bluetooth connection is turned on, and you are connected to a Bluetooth enabled device.

Your Bluetooth connection is turned on, but you are not connected to a Bluetooth enabled device.